You're probably better off using the free SQL Server express than Access. Also, Power BI is like Excel but with better and easier visualizations. With that said, MSN.com is really bad about censoring certain views on particular topics.

I'm highly certain someone else will say this and they probably already have but remove Windows 10 immediately and install GNU\Linux. Debian 11 seems to work pretty good for general use... Seriously, I think GNU\Linux needs to rename their background drivers from daemons to services, but with the exception of Cubase and Emulator X for ultra-low latency audio, I no longer have much need for Microsoft. Their products have issues. I really like .NET Core, but I highly regret jumping on the Microsoft bandwagon about 10 years ago. I've paid dearly for that decision. Richard Stallman, if you are listening *pretty please* with electrons on top, will you rename GNU\Linux background drivers from daemons to something nicer? Git is already in the process of renaming the Master branch to Main. Please understand that some Christians such as myself are offended by the daemon naming convention. Now, I guess I had better get to my day job...

We should all go back to Windows 8.1...

Get out of Computer Science; get a Master of Psychology; and, open your own practice. You will be able to write your ticket just about anywhere... Seriously, the future in Computer Science is maybe in Data Science or Engineering. Be careful to not take an "easy" job or you may be replaced by low-code/no-code developers. Even worse, they may force you to use low-code/no-code "techniques". Power BI and .NET/Core are cool, but most of the low-code/no-code products I've seen from Microsoft are IMO "garbage". My personal opinion is that .NET Core is easier than Node.js, but that Node.js might be more performant under heavy load. Make sure you emphasize your strengths and your strong math background. Math is still one thing that often separates Computer Science graduates from "casual" programmers. I know you have (or are about to finish) a BS in CS and you would rather code for a living but there still seems to be high demand for Network and Infrastructure (VMWare) engineers. OpenShift and Kubernetes admins seem to have rewarding careers should you not mind the bad naming convention for GNU\Linux background drivers. Lastly, you said you had to do a background check. If you are: a 100% citizen of your country and have no other allegiances; willing go back maybe as much as a decade (or more) to have a through investigation of yourself to include polygraph; willing to live a life of "secrecy"; maybe you should consider a career in intelligence. Don't follow them on social media though...

Do not drop out of college. You will almost certainly regret it later in life maybe after you have 4 and 5 year old children. You're failure to get a degree will very likely leak into your marital relationship and cause strain. If you aren't getting along with your classmates, you may have problems getting along with your future coworkers and spouse/children. I can tell you this because I went through a very similar situation. I was a Bachelor in Science student of Electrical Engineering at Okstate and I wound up leaving to eventually get a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Cameron University. BS in CS is much easier than BS in EE and I regret that I took the easy way out. I later attempted MS in CS at Okstate through distance learning. I didn't get any more bad grades but I didn't finish that either. I spent much of my life trying to shield my my significant other and children from my mistakes and my children's laziness routinely got under my skin because of my past failures. Ultimately, my relationship with my significant other deteriorated to the dismal state it is now. Do you see where this is going? If you want a successfully marriage and career, you need to learn to get along with others and finish college. If BS in CS is too easy for you then consider BS in ABET Computer Engineering. BS in Computer Engineering is harder but it's much more important today. Right now, many corporations are trying to replace programmers with people that "drag boxes" around on the screen through Power Automate, SharePoint and other tools. This is *not* an enjoyable way to develop. It can *sometimes* work out for professional developers like you and me, but it often winds up creating half working spaghetti code. Is you are burnt out on CS, try enrolling with COOP through your university. If your university's CS program falls under the engineering department, getting a COOP job should be easy for you once your reach Junior level standing, but you may be able to get in sooner. I think COOP will allow you to alternate semesters of employment and school so you can concentrate on one of them at a time. Don't get a job while you are in school unless it's COOP. It's demoralizing and will help you develop cockiness and a bad attitude. A full or even part time job and CS/Engineering do *not* go well together. No, you don't need a degree to program. There are many successful people in life that succeeded in programming without going through the theoretical "nonsense" of CS. Unfortunately,